"It was a dark and foggy night when I arrived in Silent Hill.... Regretted my decision, instantly."
Cars, Man
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Definitely a scary movie car.
Have to wonder what's in the trunk, a few zombies with AK's
Just his smothered, deceased wife.
About 1964 I was a teenager looking to buy my 1st car.. My Brother-In-Law was Bill Fowler (Dan Guney’s chief mechanic and team manager).. Bill was selling an old (Maybe 1958 Ferrari coup for $3000.. I tried everything I could think of to get him to sell it to me.. He said no way, even if I could afford to buy it, I couldn’t afford to maintain it.. I said I would maintain it myself… He laughed and told me to stick to my ford flatheads in the school auto shop… I couldn’t handle one simple carburetor, let alone all of those Webers on that V12.. He was right.. Even though I later bought a car with a Chevy V8 with 4, 2-barrel crbs, on a Man-A-Fre manifold, and I got it running pretty good…
Butch
pnwoutdoors
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Early-to-mid 1980s I saw a couple of Ferrari 246 GT (V6) cars available in pretty decent condition, in the ~$15K range. Considered doing one, but decided the same thing: that for reasons of fairly high maintenance costs and the mechanicals being a tad above my abilities, that it would be best to pass on the car.
Would have been lovely. But costly. Better than a top-end V12's maintenance, but still. Nowadays, even a reasonable 246 GT in need of some TLC is a $300K car, and the GTS is twice that.
These days, though, if I were to consider a 246 it would likely be something like what MotoTechnique puts together. A 246, with a Ferrari V8 installed, plus a few 'minor' alterations.
Ferrari Dino 246 GTS Restoration V8 — Moto Technique Limited
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+Early-to-mid 1980s I saw a couple of Ferrari 246 GT (V6) cars available in pretty decent condition, in the ~$15K range. Considered doing one, but decided the same thing: that for reasons of fairly high maintenance costs and the mechanicals being a tad above my abilities, that it would be best to pass on the car.
Would have been lovely. But costly. Better than a top-end V12's maintenance, but still. Nowadays, even a reasonable 246 GT in need of some TLC is a $300K car, and the GTS is twice that.
These days, though, if I were to consider a 246 it would likely be something like what MotoTechnique puts together. A 246, with a Ferrari V8 installed, plus a few 'minor' alterations.
Ferrari Dino 246 GTS Restoration V8 — Moto Technique Limited
www.mototechnique.com
Enzo Ferrari, an egomaniac & obsessive compulsive on winning, was profoundly devastated by the death of his ill son Dino
The Dino Ferrari was commissioned to his tribute;
a smaller car, but one of my favorites of all time, say top 5.. such simple beautiful lines to the car
I'm starting to suspect @pnwoutdoors is, in fact, Robin Masters.Early-to-mid 1980s I saw a couple of Ferrari 246 GT (V6) cars available in pretty decent condition, in the ~$15K range. Considered doing one, but decided the same thing: that for reasons of fairly high maintenance costs and the mechanicals being a tad above my abilities, that it would be best to pass on the car.
Would have been lovely. But costly. Better than a top-end V12's maintenance, but still. Nowadays, even a reasonable 246 GT in need of some TLC is a $300K car, and the GTS is twice that.
These days, though, if I were to consider a 246 it would likely be something like what MotoTechnique puts together. A 246, with a Ferrari V8 installed, plus a few 'minor' alterations.
Ferrari Dino 246 GTS Restoration V8 — Moto Technique Limited
pnwoutdoors
Enlightened
I'm starting to suspect @pnwoutdoors is, in fact, Robin Masters.
I think not, old man.
But then, just occasionally Ferrari has designed and put out an amazing model of car. The 246 GT is one of the best-looking, I'd say, though with only a V6 it's hardly anybody's first choice for a performance Ferrari, and certainly not one for high-end collectors. But it certainly has a place.
A hot-rodded, modernized 246GT with a Ferrari V8, up-rated brakes, electrics, ECU and what not? Yeah, I could go all runny over that. Wouldn't be a purists, rig, but that company I linked certainly seems to have kept the design philosophy intact, with its tasteful changes. Yum, yum, yum.
OW, hurtful!I think not, old man.
If I was well-moneyed, the restomod you linked would be among many toward the top of my want list.
L@@King at it, the word Fabulous comes to mind, and I'm not even gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that.+
Going out to Road America for both Porsche and Ferrari club events,, there is a massive difference on the owners.
Porsche guys are wondering what rear anti-roll bar setting, to change themselves, on their 911s'
Ferrari guys are listening to their wife complain that the caterer brought the wrong color doilies,
..while watching a mechanic check tire pressures.
Going out to Road America for both Porsche and Ferrari club events,, there is a massive difference on the owners.
Porsche guys are wondering what rear anti-roll bar setting, to change themselves, on their 911s'
Ferrari guys are listening to their wife complain that the caterer brought the wrong color doilies,
..while watching a mechanic check tire pressures.
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I've always been a fan of sleeper cars. Something which won't attract attention.
Things like the Lingenfelter Suburban, or Toyota Century (at least when it's not in Japan), or when people were doing the engine swaps on the Volvo station wagons. Silent exhausts are one of my favourite mods.
Things like the Lingenfelter Suburban, or Toyota Century (at least when it's not in Japan), or when people were doing the engine swaps on the Volvo station wagons. Silent exhausts are one of my favourite mods.
pnwoutdoors
Enlightened
Nah. Was my sorry attempt a somewhat-British accent like what Masters did. "Old boy", "old chum". Didn't come across with a wink and a nod like I meant it to, apparently. Didn't intend that. (Don't forget, too, that I'm aging and decrepit like many others. Just had another birthday. Funny how those pile up, all these years later.)
If I was well-moneyed, the restomod you linked would be among many toward the top of my want list.
Yeah, it's pretty great looking, ain't it? A full-body strip, mitigation and correction of all issues, expanding/resizing for the new engine and parts, anti-rust dip, priming, painting, plus the new Ferrari engine, plus the whole suspension rebuild, ECU, electrics. Figure $300K+ for a donor car, another $100K for the engine, another several $100K for the other bits and customizing, the interior and leathers ... I've no idea what that build cost, in total, but I'd be very surprised if it was less than $1M or even another 50% beyond that.
Gotta get runny over something. Might as well be with a fine piece of machinery and mobile artwork like this one.
pnwoutdoors
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1965 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Saloon LWB, RHD, one of 32, restored, 6.2L V8, 13Kmi original, £150K
King of the road! 
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